Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The Meath
Community Games Cross Country will take place in Ballinacrea beside St.
Bridgets’ GAA Club in Oldcastle this Sunday February 24th
at 10am. Registration is on the day from 9am and the entry fee is €2 per
athlete. Anyone who wishes to take part please be there by 9:30am
latest.

Competitors must be under-age on 31st July 2019, eg. under 8
Competition - Competitors must not have reached their 8th birthday on or before
July 31st 2019. *note community games age groups are different to Athletic Ireland.

Note: Under 8, 9, 10 & 16 are County
Competitions only and winners do not go forward to Athlone.

Events are
for under 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16.

Registration on the day from 9am, €2 Entry fee per athlete.

SPIKES ARE ONLY ALLOWED FROM UNDER 12 AGE
GROUP AND UP. under Community Games Rules

Events
for Under 8, 9, 10 are 500m (County Competition only).

Event
for under 12 is 500m and the first 6 (4 plus next 2 as subs) will qualify
as a Relay Team for Athlone.

Event
for Under 13 is an individual event, distance 1,200m and top 6 will go to
Athlone.

Event
for Under 14 is 700m and the like Under 12 the first 6 (4 plus next 2 as
subs) will qualify as a Relay Team for Athlone.

Event for Under
16 is 700m. (County Competition Only)

Please note
this competition is open to all athletes within the County of Meath, you do not
have to pre qualify through your parish and you do not have to be a member on
an athletics club.